As nouns the difference between snipe and swipe
is that
snipe is any of various limicoline game birds of the genera ''gallinago'', ''lymnocryptes'' and ''coenocorypha in the family scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak or
snipe can be (slang) a cigarette butt or
snipe can be a sharp, clever answer; sarcasm while
swipe is (countable) a quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.
As verbs the difference between snipe and swipe
is that
snipe is (
lb) to hunt snipe or
snipe can be (
lb) to make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks while
swipe is to steal or snatch.